Living
By Brandon Klein
Opening Up the Kitchen Kitchen remodel, mudroom addition improve house flow
their Upper Arlington house in 2018, they knew it would take some renovations to get make the kitchen their own. Mike and Brittan’s favorite things to cook are homemade pizzas, pancakes on weekends and any exciting recipes they
Before can find online. Like so many families, however, the Grotes are often separated in the house as one cooks and the other cares for their children, Everett, 7, and Peyton, 5. The home was laid out in such a way that the kitchen was entirely isolated from the rest of the home, which meant the chef was isolated from the rest of the family. 22
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M
ike Grote comes from a family of bakers, known for the Grote Bakery business of the Cincinnati area, so it’s only natural that his family wants plenty of space in their kitchen. When he and wife Brittan Grote bought
